Toilet seat



N. JOHNSON 2,104,653

TOILET SEAT Jan. 4, 1938.

Filed Oct. 2, 1936 My Jam/$071 INVENTOR 'myzw o.

HIS ATTORNEYS [UNITED f STATE Patented Jan. 4, 1938 Nels Johnson. Chicago, Ill. n Application ottomz, 1936, Serial No. 103,111 a Claims. on. 4-zaa) "My invention relates to closet howls, and-has amongits objects and advantages the provision V of an improved infant's toilet seat which may be connected with a conventional seat in such a manner as to permit either seat to be used.

In the accompanying drawingr Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the auxiliary seat in association with a conventional closet bowl;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view along Fig.:3 is aside view;-

Fig. 4 is a top plan view; and

Fig. 5 is a sectional view along the line 8-8 of Fig. 2.

In, the embodiment selected to illustrate my invention, I make use of a conventional closet bowl l8 having the usual seat i2 pivotally conof hinges 28 in the same way as the seat 12. In

are carried nected with the bowl. Two hinges H are fastened to the seat I2 by screws l8 which are rotatably mounted on a 'shaft l8 having its ends= supported by brackets'28 anchored in the material of the bowl I8 in the usual manner.

Upon the seat i2 I mount an infant's seat 22 of the open front type, which seat is pivotally connected with the shaft "through the medium To the rear end of the infants seat :2 r piv- I otally connect a cover 28 through the medium of hinges 88. These hinges are so connected as to permit the cover 28 to lie snugly over the seat 22, asillustrated in Fig. 3. In using the seat 22, the

40 -cover 28 may be lifted and swung back to rest on 88, which arm rests their rear ends the tank 82 which delivers water to the bowl i2 through the me um of the usual conduit 88. Both the seat and the cover 28 may be lifted as a unit about the axis of the shaft II to rest against the tank 82, thus permitting the seat l2 to be used.

I provide the auxiliary seat 22 with arm rests are pivotally connected near with the cover 28 through the medium of screws 88 which fit loosely within openings in the arm rests but are firmly anchored in the cover 28. Toward the forward ends of the arm rests 88 I pivotally connect two links 48. Both arm rests 88 are recessed at 82, and the links 88 are pivotally connected to the arm rests chored in the arm rests.

the line 24 of within the recesses 82 by means of screws 88 an- Within slots 88in the auxiliary seat 22 I pivotally connect the opposite ends of the links 88. .Screws 88 passthrough openings'in the lower endsofthe links 88 and 5 are anchored in the seat 22. Betweenthe' arm rests 88 I mount a back rest 88 which is arranged in slight angular relation to the vertical when the cover 28 is positioned according to Fig. 2. Pins 82 pivotally the arm rests 88. The ends of. the back rest are arranged substantially in abutting'relation' with the armrests88 butare mountedto pivot freely /therebetween. v Y

One link 88 is pivotally connected with one'of 5 the links at 88 and with one end of the back rest 88 at 8 8. The link 88 will lie within the recess 82 of its associated arm when the cover 28 is lowered to the'position of Fig. 3. To secure compact relation of the parts'I recessthe cover J 28 at 82, which recess is of suflicient depth to bring the back rest 88 within the contour of the cover 28 with the parts folded according to'Fig. 3 so that the cover 28 may lie in contact with the auxiliary s at 22. A strap 88 has one of its ends fixedly connected at 88 with one arm rest, 88 and its opposite end provided with a snap 8 8 for detachable connection with an eye I8 carried by the other arm rest.

In operation, the arm rests 88 are moved into a 30 planecommonwith the cover 28 when the latter is lowered. Slots 88 and the recesses 82 house the links 88; in the folded position of the 'parts. When the cover 28 is lowered, the link 88 pivots the back rest 88 in the directionof the arrow 82 for bringing the back rest into a'plane common to the arm rests 88 and within the recess 82 in the cover 28. A recess 18 is provided in the link 84 for accommodating the pirn82 associated therewith in the folded position of" the cover. 40

It will thus be seen that in the folded position of the parts, all the parts are housed within the auxiliary seat 22 and the cover 28 with the exception of the arm rests 88, which. however, are of the same thickness as the cover 28 and lie snugly upon the auxiliary seat 22, as illustrated in Fig. 3. Merely lifting the cover 28 adiusts the parts to' the position of Fig. i. The auxiliary seat 22 may be lifted oi! the seat l2 and moved back to lieagainst the cover 28, at which time the parts will take the compact relation of Fig. 3. At the same time, the seat i2 may be raised to rest against the elevated seat 22. My auxiliary seat struc ture may be easily associated with closet bowls of conventional construction by merely pivotally connect the back rest "with 10 positions oi the cover II, the arm rests OI maintained in parallel relation with the seat 12,

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while the back rest It maintainsparallel relation with the cover 20. The relation of thellnks ll. thearm restsJLcover II, and the seat H is in the nature oi a parallel motion linkage, which is also. true with respect-tothe link as, one of the links-ll, one II, and the back rest ll.

' Without turther elaboratiomthe foregoing will m sition of the cover.

4. A devised the type described comprising a This iacilitates folding of the parts into cilliiliiuit relation and-makes for quick and adjustment-to the position, illustrated in so tully'explain my invention that others may,

7 by applying current knowledge, readily adapt the. same iorfuse under various conditions oi service.

Iclaim: I 7 d V v l, The combination with av closetkbowl having 'a seat pivotally mounted thereon;- or an auxiliary seat mounted on the bowl, a cover for said aux iliary seat pivotally mounted on'the auxiliary seat, aback'restpandran operating connection between the auxiliary seat, the backrest and the cover, to maintain'the backrest in substantially parallel relationwith the coverin all positions oithelatterr V J 2. The combination with a closet bowl havin aseat pivotally'mounted' thereon, of an auxiliary seat mounted, on the bowl, a cover for said auxiliary seat pivotally'mounted'on the auxiliary" .seat,' a back rejst,""and ;an operating connection between the auxiliary seat, theiback rest and the cover,,to maintain the back rest in substantially parallel relation with the cover in all positions of the latter, said cover being recessed, said op-; erating connection'being so constructed and .ar-' ranged as to move the back rest into said recess in the iolded position of the cover. 7

8;lhe combination oi a closet bowl, a seat, a

pivotal connection betweenthe seat and the bowl comprising in part ashait, an auxiliary seat pivotally mounted on said shait,; a cover 'pi'votally connected with said auxiliary seat, arm rests pivotally connectedwith said cover, a back rest pivotally connected with the arm rests, and opcrating connections between the back rest, the arm rests and the auxiliary seat icr shifting the saidfparts into parallel relation in the folded poseat adapted for pivotal connection with a closet bowl, a cover movably associated with said seat, a back rest, and an operating connece tion cover and the back mtrsaidopmt s wnnec n being n conaioesss man mmdssdmauedut mmtssmma into said recess in the folded position of the cover, but to move the back rest into supporting position in spaced relation with the cover when the latter is liited.

V I -5. 'A device oi-the typedescrihed comprising a seat, a cover hingedly associated with the seat, arm rests pivotally connected with said cover. links movably connecting the arm rests with said seat, aback'restpivotally connected between the arm rests, and'an operatingjconnectionbetween theback rest and said first named operating constructed and arranged as to position the arm rests, the back rest-and the cover in parallel relation in the folded position of the cover. k

' 8; A' device oi the type described comprising a seat, a coverr-hingedly associated with the seat. armrests pivotally connected with said cover,

flinks movably connecting the arm rests with said nection, said operating connections being so conr seat, a back rest pivotally connected between the am rests, andanpperating connection between the back rest and said ilrstnamed operatirigcomnection, said operating connections being so con-- structedan'd arranged jasto position the arm rests, the back rest and the cover in parallel relation inthe folded position oi the cover, said cover being recessed, said back rest lyingwithln said recess in the .ioided position oi. the wver.

A device oi the type described comprising a seat, a recessed cover hingedly connected with said seat, arm rests pi'votally connected with said cover, said seat being slotted, links pivotally consaid seat, arm rests pivotally connected with said cover, said seat being slotted, links pivotallv conneotedwith; 'said arm,rests and pivotally connected with said seat'within said slots, a back rest pivotally connected between the arm rests.

V and alink movably connected'with the back rest and one of saidilrst named links, said arm rests MD! on said: seat in the iolded position of the cover with the cover lying between the arm rests. said arm rests helng'recused to house said first named links, said second named link lying within the recess. in'one arm rest in the folded p sition oi thecover.

f mans JOHNSON. 

